dmayne7

Personally think he's better on the left as it gives him a bit more freedom but this system completely falls apart if he's not in there, so I see your point

Yep. There were rumours that he had a bad attitude at Huddersfield at that never seemed to fit from the little I knew of him. Now he's playing in a position that limits him and is anything but natural (given he's known for all his tricks), and his application and willingness to put in a shift there is brilliant to see. Had high hopes for him and still loads to improve on but he's surprised me in so many ways. He's a lot quicker than I realised and Barnsley aside, I'd say his end product is actually pretty good. His crossing is miles better than I expected. Generally speaking, even his bad crosses are still into a dangerous area or delivered in a way that they can be recycled on the other flank. You take for granted how refreshing it is to see a player not constantly hit the first man. Hope for a high G/A output but he's arguably our most key player currently because his pace and directness aren't skills we've got elsewhere in the squad. He can still have a brilliant season even with very modest output as he creates problems for the opposition

Actually didn't realise just how good the 3rd and 1st (in particular) assists were until seeing them on the highlights

We've also beaten 1st away from home. The position of the opposition tends to become absolutely meaningless the further you drop down the leagues

Fantastic today and whilst I'd agree that suggesting he's been rubbish is nonsense, he's made a lot of mistakes as well. Really complete performance tonight

Good finish. His all-round game has been pants today so at least he's doing his job!

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I say so because it's the facts. Did those goals come from punting it from the back? Nope. Have we still had 70% possession and passed it around at the back? Yep. Them's the facts, Champ. Might want to watch the game before being a condescending little ****

Yeah, he should definitely score. Just saying that the other 2 missed easier chances and if wasn't their hard work that earned them. That little weasel almost missed

It hasn't been though. It's just not been our default and it's been used when it's relevant

What a night so far

Have you watched us play in the last few years. That was probably a 99/100 to not score

Made it out of nothing though. Just didn't have the chance to set himself properly. Obvs still should score but can't hold that one against him unlike the Lundstram and Thomas chances

Variety is the spice of life. We've actually slowed it down at the right times as well to take a breather

Should have buried that too. This is also why I won't judge Alves just on numbers because he should be on about 5 more assists already